The Rs 16,000 crore granite mining scam in Tamil Nadu is creating ripples among the high profile. Over 50 people have been arrested and the search is on for union minister MK Alagiri's son Durai ...

The sites are facing destruction with 75% heritage in the form of stone tools lost to unregulated mining and natural erosion. The threat of extinction looms over these valuable pieces of history ...

how can the notional loss suffered by illegal granite mining in Madurai district alone would work out to Rs 1 lakh crore, an association of granite mining companies has asked. Federation says ...

Following restrictions imposed on granite mining by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the State is considering bringing granite from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, Kollam ...

Cabinet designates 3.6 sq km for mining, subject to clearance from forest dept The cabinet was informed that a proposal was initiated by the caretaker government to launch the granite excavation ...

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